OSHA Inspection: ROBERTS ROOFING & SIDING,INC.

Issued

Sep 11, 2002

Abate by

Sep 16, 2002

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that an employee
was exposed to serious injuries from falls.
While working from a Boom-Supported Elevating Work Platform, installing
sheetmetal on the north elevation of the jobsite at Boerner Botanical
Gardens,
located at 5879 S. 92nd Street, Hales Corners, WI, an employee's personal
fall
protection system lanyard was not tied to an anchorage point which exposed
the
employee to a fall or thrown from hazard of 16 feet to grade.
Among others, one feasible and acceptable method of abatement would be to
follow the American National Standards Institute/Scaffold Industry
Association,
ANSI/SIA A92.5-1992, Boom Supported Elevating Work Platforms, Section 8.8
(g) "Ensure all personnel in the platform are wearing fall protection
devices and
other safety gear at all times."
No certification required.  Violation Abated.on